On Saturday 29 August 2009 10:17:57 pm you wrote:
> David C. Rankin wrote:
> > * gcc-help is a relatively high volume list for people searching for
> > help in building or using GCC.
> >
> > * gcc is a high volume list for general development discussions about
> > GCC.
> >
> > I didn't see the distinction, and I'm still not sure I do.
>
> By "about GCC", it means exactly that: development discussions about GCC,
> the compiler itself, and not about the programs that it may be used to
> compile. So questions for this list tend to be along the lines of "How do
> I add a new optimisation pass" or "How can I port GCC to generate code for
> a new CPU", and not about the more general end uses to which the compiler
> is put, nor about general programming themes and discussions. Hope that
> clears it up a bit.
>
> cheers,
> DaveK
DaveK,
That was an excellent explanation of the scope of topics for the list.
Since
most of my programs tend to be less than about 250 lines and use less than 3-4
parsing passes with loops operating on file or pipe buffers, I don't think
I'll have to much to add concerning the fine points of compiler optimization
;-) I'll be vigilant concerning the topic. Thanks again for the guidelines
explained. What wouldn't be a bad addition to the list subscription page as
well.
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